Writ against public speaking for chief of police Dompig
Amigoe
12/09/2005
ARUBA – Chief of police, Gerold Dompig, who is in charge of the investigation on the missing Natalee Holloway, is no longer allowed to speak to the media. Justice-minister Rudy Croes has sent him a written order.
The letter came shortly after it became public that Dompig had given a interview to the American magazine Vanity Fair. He told the magazine that the family Holloway / Twitty had obstructed the investigation from the beginning. Consequence to this article, Beth Twitty is again being interviewed in several American TV-shows. She said in The Early Show on CBS that it is very difficult for her to even react on the suggestion. “Everybody knows that we have always respected the Dutch judicial system and we have collaborated with them, until it became very disadvantageous for Natalee. That’s when it became necessary for us to seek help.” Dompig talks too much. Recently, he told the Amigoe how the investigation team was busy doing a profile investigation. Attention is not being focused on the possible suspects here, but the victim. By profiling the victim, the police can figure out what type of people would approach her. “From this investigation it appeared that Natalee was not at all the exceptional person that her family made us believe. During her stay in Aruba, she was a party animal and consumed a lot of alcohol. She most probably used drugs and offered this to others. It appeared that Natalee was even after Joran van der Sloot. He didn’t need much persuasiveness to get her.” According to Dompig, there are three new analysts investigating the case. They read the file and ask questions. “Important is not to be blind.”
12.09.2005
Public Prosecutor reacts to the Amigoe article
PG: Publications do not square with the truth
DIARIO Aruba
12/09/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Thursday, the Public Prosecutor sent a press release to all media, related to an article that appeared in the Amigoe newspaper, where it was published the Attorney General is involved in ongoing cases.
The release says the following: About the level of handling, the Public Prosecutor has decided that it is only the information department of the Public Prosecution that will maintain contact with the press and give information about penal cases.
This is done specifically so that the prosecutor can concentrate only on the investigation and also because in a small community, it is important for the prosecutor to remain outside the light cast by the media.
The information department is equipped with qualified people in the area of information and communications. All workers have to leave them to this handling.
In Holland, all prosecutors have to have them in the handling which was stipulated and it is not tolerated that prosecutors do not do this and do whatever they want. The AG is not involved in cases.
It is not true that the AG involved herself in cases that are ongoing. The AG did not ‘dismiss’ any case either. The AG does not have the authority to do so, only the prosecutor.
The AG does not permit any person or institution to influence the decision of the prosecutor. The AG was not involved in the decision in the cases of two suspects of the governing board office.
The AG does not involve herself in the decisions of the prosecutor, for cases. The AG demands that there is handling of this, and that all prosecutors use the same criteria when taking decisions in penal cases, which now is not the case.
The AG regrets that things that are not true are said about the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The AG emphasizes at all times that all members of the Public Prosecution’s office have to speak the truth at always, because the citizens have placed their trust in them.
What the AG is trying to do, is to make the Public Prosecution Office a well-organized and professional institution. The AG had encountered a Public Prosecution’s Office that is not organized.
When the AG assumed her work, she met a Public Prosecution’s office that was disorganized, where there was no supervision of the work performed by prosecutors, where it was not known how many cases entered, what type of cases these where, and what happened to this cases.
There was never a management plan, where all souls were working on the same yearly summary of four or five pages, where case dossiers were disappearing without anyone knowing where they went.
Cases remained dormant to later be dismissed, because time had elapsed. Work procedures were not fixed and almost no work rules existed for prosecutors.
On this side there was a number of instances where authorities were to conduct a penal investigation and that they wanted to do this, but they were frustrated by disappointing experiences with the Public Prosecution. The citizen complained that he made the complaint and heard nothing else.
The AG is working along with many other good workers of the Public Prosecution’s Office, who have the same objectives ahead of them, to fix all these matters that according to the AG cannot go on in an institution as important as the Public Prosecution’s Office.
The guide for this is the law and what the law prescribes. According to the law, the AG is at the head of the Public Prosecution’s Office and is also responsible for what the prosecutors do in the first instance.
Related to these responsibilities, the AG cannot permit not to work according to the law, saying that the law has to be applied in a creative and flexible way. Examples of bad use of power.
An example of bad use of power is when permission is given to detain a person for a punishable offense, with the objective to interrogate for another punishable offense.
Another example is when dossiers of a case end up (missing?) and after a lot of searching it comes out that the person is responsible is from the Public Prosecution’s Office.
When you let a case dossier be destroyed, along with a sentence card, this is also a bad use o power. Bad use of power is also when the decision of the judge changes and the sentence that the judge imposes is reduced. As boss of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the AG will never permit such practices.
Lastly, the release says that the AG was selected as ‘Woman of the Year’ in the newspaper The News in the year 1998 and in the newspaper DIARIO in 2003. The selection of the newspaper DIARIO was principally because the AG instituted an information department at the Public Prosecution’s Office.
In response to yesterday's Amigo article:
ARUBA – Justice-minister Rudy Croes (MEP) gave the public prosecutor
(OM) till December 17th the time to solve the internal problems. The
conflict between chief district attorney Karin Janssen and Attorney
General Theresa Croes-Fernandes Perna has been going on for six months
already. The minister is now threatening with taking measures against the
chief district attorney, because the Attorney General (PG) is her
superior.
One of the reasons for the conflict is the way the media was
informed in the Holloway-case. Janssen, who is a media-officer in the
Netherlands, is of the opinion that it was not professionally done. The
conflict escalated when Janssen was interviewed by the Nova. The OM then sent
Janssen’s cellular telephone number to all the local and international
media that was present. “Now that she has spoken to one journalist, she
might as well speak to all of them”, said OM-media information official
Mariaine Croes, daughter of the Attorney General. At that moment,
Janssen was up to her ears in the investigation on the disappeared Natalee
Holloway and got in trouble because of this. It was decided shortly
after that the OM would only give written information on this case. Another
reason for the conflict is that Janssen is of the opinion that the
Attorney General is too much involved with current investigations instead
of working on policy level. She resents at the PG interfering
with the case of two suspicious MEP-supporters that made anonymous
threats by phone from the Government office. The PG dismissed this case
without consulting Janssen. Former chief of police, Jan van der Straten
also clashed with minister Croes about this.
PG: Publications do not square with the truth
DIARIO Aruba
12/09/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Thursday, the Public Prosecutor sent a press release to all media, related to an article that appeared in the Amigoe newspaper, where it was published the Attorney General is involved in ongoing cases.
The release says the following: About the level of handling, the Public Prosecutor has decided that it is only the information department of the Public Prosecution that will maintain contact with the press and give information about penal cases.
This is done specifically so that the prosecutor can concentrate only on the investigation and also because in a small community, it is important for the prosecutor to remain outside the light cast by the media.
The information department is equipped with qualified people in the area of information and communications. All workers have to leave them to this handling.
In Holland, all prosecutors have to have them in the handling which was stipulated and it is not tolerated that prosecutors do not do this and do whatever they want. The AG is not involved in cases.
It is not true that the AG involved herself in cases that are ongoing. The AG did not ‘dismiss’ any case either. The AG does not have the authority to do so, only the prosecutor.
The AG does not permit any person or institution to influence the decision of the prosecutor. The AG was not involved in the decision in the cases of two suspects of the governing board office.
The AG does not involve herself in the decisions of the prosecutor, for cases. The AG demands that there is handling of this, and that all prosecutors use the same criteria when taking decisions in penal cases, which now is not the case.
The AG regrets that things that are not true are said about the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The AG emphasizes at all times that all members of the Public Prosecution’s office have to speak the truth at always, because the citizens have placed their trust in them.
What the AG is trying to do, is to make the Public Prosecution Office a well-organized and professional institution. The AG had encountered a Public Prosecution’s Office that is not organized.
When the AG assumed her work, she met a Public Prosecution’s office that was disorganized, where there was no supervision of the work performed by prosecutors, where it was not known how many cases entered, what type of cases these where, and what happened to this cases.
There was never a management plan, where all souls were working on the same yearly summary of four or five pages, where case dossiers were disappearing without anyone knowing where they went.
Cases remained dormant to later be dismissed, because time had elapsed. Work procedures were not fixed and almost no work rules existed for prosecutors.
On this side there was a number of instances where authorities were to conduct a penal investigation and that they wanted to do this, but they were frustrated by disappointing experiences with the Public Prosecution. The citizen complained that he made the complaint and heard nothing else.
The AG is working along with many other good workers of the Public Prosecution’s Office, who have the same objectives ahead of them, to fix all these matters that according to the AG cannot go on in an institution as important as the Public Prosecution’s Office.
The guide for this is the law and what the law prescribes. According to the law, the AG is at the head of the Public Prosecution’s Office and is also responsible for what the prosecutors do in the first instance.
Related to these responsibilities, the AG cannot permit not to work according to the law, saying that the law has to be applied in a creative and flexible way. Examples of bad use of power.
An example of bad use of power is when permission is given to detain a person for a punishable offense, with the objective to interrogate for another punishable offense.
Another example is when dossiers of a case end up (missing?) and after a lot of searching it comes out that the person is responsible is from the Public Prosecution’s Office.
When you let a case dossier be destroyed, along with a sentence card, this is also a bad use o power. Bad use of power is also when the decision of the judge changes and the sentence that the judge imposes is reduced. As boss of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the AG will never permit such practices.
Lastly, the release says that the AG was selected as ‘Woman of the Year’ in the newspaper The News in the year 1998 and in the newspaper DIARIO in 2003. The selection of the newspaper DIARIO was principally because the AG instituted an information department at the Public Prosecution’s Office.
In response to yesterday's Amigo article:
ARUBA – Justice-minister Rudy Croes (MEP) gave the public prosecutor
(OM) till December 17th the time to solve the internal problems. The
conflict between chief district attorney Karin Janssen and Attorney
General Theresa Croes-Fernandes Perna has been going on for six months
already. The minister is now threatening with taking measures against the
chief district attorney, because the Attorney General (PG) is her
superior.
One of the reasons for the conflict is the way the media was
informed in the Holloway-case. Janssen, who is a media-officer in the
Netherlands, is of the opinion that it was not professionally done. The
conflict escalated when Janssen was interviewed by the Nova. The OM then sent
Janssen’s cellular telephone number to all the local and international
media that was present. “Now that she has spoken to one journalist, she
might as well speak to all of them”, said OM-media information official
Mariaine Croes, daughter of the Attorney General. At that moment,
Janssen was up to her ears in the investigation on the disappeared Natalee
Holloway and got in trouble because of this. It was decided shortly
after that the OM would only give written information on this case. Another
reason for the conflict is that Janssen is of the opinion that the
Attorney General is too much involved with current investigations instead
of working on policy level. She resents at the PG interfering
with the case of two suspicious MEP-supporters that made anonymous
threats by phone from the Government office. The PG dismissed this case
without consulting Janssen. Former chief of police, Jan van der Straten
also clashed with minister Croes about this.
12.08.2005
It could have something to do with his declaration on Vanity Fair magazine
Minister Rudy Croes forbids commissioner Gerold Dompig from speaking to the media
This despite that he was appointed to speak by the Strategic Commission
Bon Dia Aruba
12/08/2005
ORANJESTAD – Commissioner Gerold Dompig has been forbidden to speak to the press. It is Bon Dia Aruba’s understanding that it happened this week. It has been only a day since this daily has spoken to the Minister of Justice Rudy Croes, who indicated that certain people speak a lot to the press and that this must come to a stop. On this occasion, he made mention of among others, chief prosecutor Karin Janssen. But now it results that commissioner Dompig is also one of those who was ordered to shut his mouth when it comes to dealing with the press. This despite that the commissioner was one of the ones appointed by the Strategic Committee to take the word. With the arrival of Steve Cohen, this could change?
VANITY FAIR
The fact is that only a few days after the Vanity Fair article was published on the case of Natalee Holloway, where Gerold Dompig made certain very skerpi[?] declarations on the manner in which the investigation was going. There are indications that this did not fall well with Minister Croes who called the attention of the police chief who in turn sent a letter to commissioner Dompig informing him that effective immediately, he is not permitted to speak to the press anymore.
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
It is Bon Dia Aruba’s understanding that this point could bring about negative consequences for Aruba as well, in the sense that the international media can interpret this as an act of censorship on the part of the Aruba government and the police corps. Especially since it has only been some days that the magazine published its electronic edition. The Vanity Fair edition will arrive on the market this week for part of America and next week for all of America. And already there are measures taken for Dompig.
Minister Rudy Croes forbids commissioner Gerold Dompig from speaking to the media
This despite that he was appointed to speak by the Strategic Commission
Bon Dia Aruba
12/08/2005
ORANJESTAD – Commissioner Gerold Dompig has been forbidden to speak to the press. It is Bon Dia Aruba’s understanding that it happened this week. It has been only a day since this daily has spoken to the Minister of Justice Rudy Croes, who indicated that certain people speak a lot to the press and that this must come to a stop. On this occasion, he made mention of among others, chief prosecutor Karin Janssen. But now it results that commissioner Dompig is also one of those who was ordered to shut his mouth when it comes to dealing with the press. This despite that the commissioner was one of the ones appointed by the Strategic Committee to take the word. With the arrival of Steve Cohen, this could change?
VANITY FAIR
The fact is that only a few days after the Vanity Fair article was published on the case of Natalee Holloway, where Gerold Dompig made certain very skerpi[?] declarations on the manner in which the investigation was going. There are indications that this did not fall well with Minister Croes who called the attention of the police chief who in turn sent a letter to commissioner Dompig informing him that effective immediately, he is not permitted to speak to the press anymore.
NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
It is Bon Dia Aruba’s understanding that this point could bring about negative consequences for Aruba as well, in the sense that the international media can interpret this as an act of censorship on the part of the Aruba government and the police corps. Especially since it has only been some days that the magazine published its electronic edition. The Vanity Fair edition will arrive on the market this week for part of America and next week for all of America. And already there are measures taken for Dompig.
At the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino
AHATA President and CEO Jorge Pesquera addresses general assembly
DIARIO Aruba
12/08/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN) – At the recent AHATA General Assembly, the president and CEO if the association addressed the assembly. ‘We mean business’, he said when he called a welcome to the members of the association, members of parliament and leaders of the community.
Tourism is the heart and soul of Aruba, he reiterated, and worries everyone profoundly. With a new management team and a strong membership base, AHATA called for a welcome of the new year with much satisfaction for the past achievements and an anticipation of even better things that will come.
According to Pesquera, the coming year will be marked by challenges in respect to airlines and a lot of competition by the surrounding islands. This deals with consumer confidence that waivers due to a weak American economy, high cost of heating, bird flu fears and passport requirements to travel to the Caribbean.
Aside the challenges, Pesquera looked at past and present achievements; he cited two companies that were recently recruited to lend their expertise to Aruba: La Cure and USDM. Both are positioned to become strong contributors in the general category of marketing.
New advertising, a new web site, as well as the destination revision by the conference planners, Aruba’s future is bright, declared Pesquera.
During the last six months, as a result of the disappearance of Holloway, AHATA reacted rapidly and effectively, he explained, by creating the Strategic Communications Task Force, recruiting the NGO’s, exerting media control in America, launching www.arubatruth.com , nurturing relationships with the community and diverting the Dr. Phil boycott in Philadelphia and contracting spokesperson Steve Cohen to work on behalf of the island.
The other aspect of ‘We really mean business’ includes training, education and acknowledgement, three important aspects that AHATA is promoting by hosting international speakers, such as Prof. Chekitan Dev and by continuing with a fruitful consortium with the University of Aruba and Dr. Ryan Peterson.
AHATA President and CEO Jorge Pesquera addresses general assembly
DIARIO Aruba
12/08/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN) – At the recent AHATA General Assembly, the president and CEO if the association addressed the assembly. ‘We mean business’, he said when he called a welcome to the members of the association, members of parliament and leaders of the community.
Tourism is the heart and soul of Aruba, he reiterated, and worries everyone profoundly. With a new management team and a strong membership base, AHATA called for a welcome of the new year with much satisfaction for the past achievements and an anticipation of even better things that will come.
According to Pesquera, the coming year will be marked by challenges in respect to airlines and a lot of competition by the surrounding islands. This deals with consumer confidence that waivers due to a weak American economy, high cost of heating, bird flu fears and passport requirements to travel to the Caribbean.
Aside the challenges, Pesquera looked at past and present achievements; he cited two companies that were recently recruited to lend their expertise to Aruba: La Cure and USDM. Both are positioned to become strong contributors in the general category of marketing.
New advertising, a new web site, as well as the destination revision by the conference planners, Aruba’s future is bright, declared Pesquera.
During the last six months, as a result of the disappearance of Holloway, AHATA reacted rapidly and effectively, he explained, by creating the Strategic Communications Task Force, recruiting the NGO’s, exerting media control in America, launching www.arubatruth.com , nurturing relationships with the community and diverting the Dr. Phil boycott in Philadelphia and contracting spokesperson Steve Cohen to work on behalf of the island.
The other aspect of ‘We really mean business’ includes training, education and acknowledgement, three important aspects that AHATA is promoting by hosting international speakers, such as Prof. Chekitan Dev and by continuing with a fruitful consortium with the University of Aruba and Dr. Ryan Peterson.
Dave Holloway also asks Mississippi for Aruba boycott
DIARIO Aruba
12/08/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Another family member of Natalee Holloway, who in Aruba has always been regarded as one of the ‘most reasonable’ to discuss with, Dave Holloway, on Wednesday declared that he started urging the Governor of Mississippi to join the travel boycott against Aruba.
Dave Holloway is Natalee’s biological father, and is from Meridian, a town in Mississippi. He is urging Governor Haley Barbour to join in the boycott that has been called by those in Alabama and Arkansas.
A spokesman let it be known that the Governor of Mississippi hasn’t had time to consider the boycott, because the Governor is very busy related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina in his state, but that he will check into the matter.
DIARIO Aruba
12/08/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Another family member of Natalee Holloway, who in Aruba has always been regarded as one of the ‘most reasonable’ to discuss with, Dave Holloway, on Wednesday declared that he started urging the Governor of Mississippi to join the travel boycott against Aruba.
Dave Holloway is Natalee’s biological father, and is from Meridian, a town in Mississippi. He is urging Governor Haley Barbour to join in the boycott that has been called by those in Alabama and Arkansas.
A spokesman let it be known that the Governor of Mississippi hasn’t had time to consider the boycott, because the Governor is very busy related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina in his state, but that he will check into the matter.
Minister Rudy Croes brings in Aruba Attorney from Curaçao
A.M. Digital
12/08/2005
“We have managed to convince a tremendous Attorney in Curaçao to come to Aruba and help us in the case of Natalee Holloway, and especially to find out if and where mistakes could have been made. Attorney Angela is Aruba born and is presently stationed in Curaçao” confirmed Minister of Justice Rudy Croes.
Angela already received all documents and the intentions were to have him work from one of the offices of the Public Prosecutor however, Minister Croes prevented this from happening and instructed to provide the attorney with a private office where he could work without any outside influence in order for him to function totally independent.
“I must ask those that like to talk a lot to stop doing that and leave the talking to those authorized” said Minister Croes but he did not mention who he was referring to.
The Justice Executive admitted that many times he heard certain individuals airing nonsense on the “radar” (we guess he meant “radio”) but he did not wish to point the finger at anybody.
In the meantime it seems that the situation is still tense in the Public Prosecutor’s office. Although Minister Croes stipulated a time frame in which he expected everything to be resolved, this did not happen. The Minister of Justice again admitted not to be pleased with the situation and said that by the end of this month a decision will be made on how to solve the situation in the Public Prosecutor’s office. Somebody has to go?
A.M. Digital
12/08/2005
“We have managed to convince a tremendous Attorney in Curaçao to come to Aruba and help us in the case of Natalee Holloway, and especially to find out if and where mistakes could have been made. Attorney Angela is Aruba born and is presently stationed in Curaçao” confirmed Minister of Justice Rudy Croes.
Angela already received all documents and the intentions were to have him work from one of the offices of the Public Prosecutor however, Minister Croes prevented this from happening and instructed to provide the attorney with a private office where he could work without any outside influence in order for him to function totally independent.
“I must ask those that like to talk a lot to stop doing that and leave the talking to those authorized” said Minister Croes but he did not mention who he was referring to.
The Justice Executive admitted that many times he heard certain individuals airing nonsense on the “radar” (we guess he meant “radio”) but he did not wish to point the finger at anybody.
In the meantime it seems that the situation is still tense in the Public Prosecutor’s office. Although Minister Croes stipulated a time frame in which he expected everything to be resolved, this did not happen. The Minister of Justice again admitted not to be pleased with the situation and said that by the end of this month a decision will be made on how to solve the situation in the Public Prosecutor’s office. Somebody has to go?
12.07.2005
If by the 17 of December there’s no solution, Minister will take measures
Internal problems at the Public Prosecutor’s have to be solved soon
“Chief prosecutor (Jansen) has to know that she has an AG ahead of her” – Minister Rudy Croes
Bon Dia Aruba
12/07/2005
ORANJESTAD – Chief Prosecutor Karen Jansen has to know that there is a general attorney and an AG ahead of her. Everything has to do with rank. Minister Rudy Croes gave the Public Prosecution personnel until the 17 of December to solve the internal problems they have. Here he confirmed that there is still a problem at the Public Prosecution where there are certain persons who are looking for problems by undermining the authority of their boss.
He made specific mention of the chief prosecutor who has a problem with the AG. The mandatory said that he is aware of the situation. He is not happy with how things are going in the department and that after the 17 of this month, a decision will be taken of what measures to takle
PROSECUTOR ANGELA
As first confirmed by Bon Dia Aruba some weeks back, Minister Rudy Croes spoke about the arrival of prosecutor Angela from Curacao, who is a respected Aruban in his field of work. His objective will be to conduct an independent investigation of the case of Natalee Holloway. However he will not be located at the Public Prosecution. The mandatory demonstrated that he doesn’t want for prosecutor Angela to be influenced by the Public Prosecution and as such, he will be given all the information for him to work on during his stay here in Aruba. Here he will be able to do work completely independently.
TALK A LOT
The work of the prosecutor will be to help with the investigation and solve this, and where things went badly, to solve this to avoid these from happening again in the future. The mandatory sent a strong signal for those who are talking too much, for them to stop talking a little and let the authorized people speak. According to the mandatory, a few times he has heard people speak nonsense on television.
LINE OF COMMAND
He spoke of a letter that he sent to all departments where they have to follow the line of command. If you a boss, you have to follow the line. If you show a lack of respect for your boss, the Minister cannot accept this from any government department, less still from the Public Prosecution.
Internal problems at the Public Prosecutor’s have to be solved soon
“Chief prosecutor (Jansen) has to know that she has an AG ahead of her” – Minister Rudy Croes
Bon Dia Aruba
12/07/2005
ORANJESTAD – Chief Prosecutor Karen Jansen has to know that there is a general attorney and an AG ahead of her. Everything has to do with rank. Minister Rudy Croes gave the Public Prosecution personnel until the 17 of December to solve the internal problems they have. Here he confirmed that there is still a problem at the Public Prosecution where there are certain persons who are looking for problems by undermining the authority of their boss.
He made specific mention of the chief prosecutor who has a problem with the AG. The mandatory said that he is aware of the situation. He is not happy with how things are going in the department and that after the 17 of this month, a decision will be taken of what measures to takle
PROSECUTOR ANGELA
As first confirmed by Bon Dia Aruba some weeks back, Minister Rudy Croes spoke about the arrival of prosecutor Angela from Curacao, who is a respected Aruban in his field of work. His objective will be to conduct an independent investigation of the case of Natalee Holloway. However he will not be located at the Public Prosecution. The mandatory demonstrated that he doesn’t want for prosecutor Angela to be influenced by the Public Prosecution and as such, he will be given all the information for him to work on during his stay here in Aruba. Here he will be able to do work completely independently.
TALK A LOT
The work of the prosecutor will be to help with the investigation and solve this, and where things went badly, to solve this to avoid these from happening again in the future. The mandatory sent a strong signal for those who are talking too much, for them to stop talking a little and let the authorized people speak. According to the mandatory, a few times he has heard people speak nonsense on television.
LINE OF COMMAND
He spoke of a letter that he sent to all departments where they have to follow the line of command. If you a boss, you have to follow the line. If you show a lack of respect for your boss, the Minister cannot accept this from any government department, less still from the Public Prosecution.
Breaking: On the Larry King Show: Now Dr. Phil believes that Natalee is dead
DIARIO Aruba
12/07/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Tuesday night, the famous Dr. Phil was on Larry King’s program, where he was to come speak about the case of Natalee Holloway, and the general public had the opportunity to call the program and ask questions. Dr. Phil was on the program to promote his book as well, which deals about couples relationships and how one can ‘date’ a person. One of the spectators who called asked Dr. Phil if he believes that Natalee was kidnapped and used as a prostitute.
According to Dr. Phil, this is probably the case and he also said that he believes that Natalee is dead. After he recently said on television that he has leads which show that Natalee is alive, now he is saying that he believes that the youngster is dead.
He didn’t say why, but perhaps he has found certain information. ‘Who knows’. Another person called and said that they always go to Aruba, but now that now, they will wait until the time that the case is resolved to visit the island again.
The person asked Dr. Phil what he thinks about the boycott, where he answered that he believes that Aruba probably doesn’t have sophisticated and necessary resources to conduct a good investigation, in the way that is desired, and this is what caused problems in the investigation.
In regards to the word boycott, Dr. Phil tried to be very cautious to not use this word, but in a fine manner he told the spectators that called, that it’s best to go visit other parts of America that they haven’t seen, rather than to visit Aruba. This shows that Dr. Phil is perhaps realizing that he has to have a little more caution with what he says, perhaps feeling that soon everything will come out, and it is not the fault of the people of Aruba for the whole situation.
DIARIO Aruba
12/07/2005
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Tuesday night, the famous Dr. Phil was on Larry King’s program, where he was to come speak about the case of Natalee Holloway, and the general public had the opportunity to call the program and ask questions. Dr. Phil was on the program to promote his book as well, which deals about couples relationships and how one can ‘date’ a person. One of the spectators who called asked Dr. Phil if he believes that Natalee was kidnapped and used as a prostitute.
According to Dr. Phil, this is probably the case and he also said that he believes that Natalee is dead. After he recently said on television that he has leads which show that Natalee is alive, now he is saying that he believes that the youngster is dead.
He didn’t say why, but perhaps he has found certain information. ‘Who knows’. Another person called and said that they always go to Aruba, but now that now, they will wait until the time that the case is resolved to visit the island again.
The person asked Dr. Phil what he thinks about the boycott, where he answered that he believes that Aruba probably doesn’t have sophisticated and necessary resources to conduct a good investigation, in the way that is desired, and this is what caused problems in the investigation.
In regards to the word boycott, Dr. Phil tried to be very cautious to not use this word, but in a fine manner he told the spectators that called, that it’s best to go visit other parts of America that they haven’t seen, rather than to visit Aruba. This shows that Dr. Phil is perhaps realizing that he has to have a little more caution with what he says, perhaps feeling that soon everything will come out, and it is not the fault of the people of Aruba for the whole situation.
People who talk a lot, have to stop talking and let the appropriate people talk
This according to the Minister of Justice after a question about Dompig’s declarations on Vanity Fair
DIARIO Aruba
12/07/2005
ORANJESTAD(AAN): During an interview with the Minister of Justice, the press asked the mandatory about the fact that an interview with Commissioner Dompig appeared in Vanity Fair, where he said that in the case of Natalee Holloway he arrested people to please the family.
Minister Croes said that there now is a tremendous Aruban prosecutor, who works in Curacao, who has just been asked to come to Aruba to give a hand, to do an independent investigation of the investigation which took place, where she will find all the documents.
According to Minister Croes, the Public Ministry [in Aruba] asked to work with them, however the Minister wants for her to do a completely, totally independent job, to help resolve the case and to detect where things went badly, for us to avoid them in the future.
The Minister said that he asks for people who talk too much, to stop talking a little, in order to let the appropriate people speak.
This according to the Minister of Justice after a question about Dompig’s declarations on Vanity Fair
DIARIO Aruba
12/07/2005
ORANJESTAD(AAN): During an interview with the Minister of Justice, the press asked the mandatory about the fact that an interview with Commissioner Dompig appeared in Vanity Fair, where he said that in the case of Natalee Holloway he arrested people to please the family.
Minister Croes said that there now is a tremendous Aruban prosecutor, who works in Curacao, who has just been asked to come to Aruba to give a hand, to do an independent investigation of the investigation which took place, where she will find all the documents.
According to Minister Croes, the Public Ministry [in Aruba] asked to work with them, however the Minister wants for her to do a completely, totally independent job, to help resolve the case and to detect where things went badly, for us to avoid them in the future.
The Minister said that he asks for people who talk too much, to stop talking a little, in order to let the appropriate people speak.
Holloway-case on Larry King live
Amigoe
12/07/2005
ARUBA -- Last night, a lawyer and a former district attorney condemned the media hype on the Natalee Holloway-case on Larry King on CNN. They talked about the Holloway-case in anticipation of tonight’s broadcast, when Dr. Phil as well as private detective Jamie Skeeters is going to give an explanation on the videotape with a recording on Deepak Kalpoe.
Mark Geragos and Mary Fulginiti both agree that if it was their case, as lawyer and district attorney, they would have kicked Dr Phil off the case. They do not understand Dr Phil’s involvement with this case. It is very irresponsible allowing suspects to speak and interfere so intense with a case like this. It is very bad when citizens meddle in an investigation. Very often, this damages the case as well as the evidence. They say that the media-attention has played into the defense of the suspects hands. “Suppose the OM wants to persecute the suspect. It is then very easy for the defense to say that the recordings have been tampered with. And that makes all the other evidence doubtful.” They emphasize that it is revolting trying to impose the American system on Aruba.
Amigoe
12/07/2005
ARUBA -- Last night, a lawyer and a former district attorney condemned the media hype on the Natalee Holloway-case on Larry King on CNN. They talked about the Holloway-case in anticipation of tonight’s broadcast, when Dr. Phil as well as private detective Jamie Skeeters is going to give an explanation on the videotape with a recording on Deepak Kalpoe.
Mark Geragos and Mary Fulginiti both agree that if it was their case, as lawyer and district attorney, they would have kicked Dr Phil off the case. They do not understand Dr Phil’s involvement with this case. It is very irresponsible allowing suspects to speak and interfere so intense with a case like this. It is very bad when citizens meddle in an investigation. Very often, this damages the case as well as the evidence. They say that the media-attention has played into the defense of the suspects hands. “Suppose the OM wants to persecute the suspect. It is then very easy for the defense to say that the recordings have been tampered with. And that makes all the other evidence doubtful.” They emphasize that it is revolting trying to impose the American system on Aruba.
12.05.2005
Related to the case of Natalee Holloway
Aruba will try in every way to give correct information
DIARIO Aruba
12/05/2005
ORANJESTAD(AAN): Recently, during the press conference of the Strategic Task Force, the new spokesperson, Steve Cohen, was asked how Aruba has planned to give our side of the coin, in what concerns the case of Natalee Holloway.
According to Cohen, they have to approach the American programs and make an appeal for them to be fair, so in this way we can give our side, after Beth Twitty and others who are boycotting Aruba have found many opportunities to speak badly of Aruba.
According to Cohen, he hopes that they feel the obligation to let us tell our side of the story.
The press asked Mr. Cohen what the plan is, if the TV channels do not give us this opportunity.
He explains that he has good relations with various TV channels and with the Associated Press, while the Strategic Communications Task Force also has their own ‘blog’, on which to put all necessary relevant information.
Aruba will try in every way to give correct information
DIARIO Aruba
12/05/2005
ORANJESTAD(AAN): Recently, during the press conference of the Strategic Task Force, the new spokesperson, Steve Cohen, was asked how Aruba has planned to give our side of the coin, in what concerns the case of Natalee Holloway.
According to Cohen, they have to approach the American programs and make an appeal for them to be fair, so in this way we can give our side, after Beth Twitty and others who are boycotting Aruba have found many opportunities to speak badly of Aruba.
According to Cohen, he hopes that they feel the obligation to let us tell our side of the story.
The press asked Mr. Cohen what the plan is, if the TV channels do not give us this opportunity.
He explains that he has good relations with various TV channels and with the Associated Press, while the Strategic Communications Task Force also has their own ‘blog’, on which to put all necessary relevant information.
At the AHATA General Assembly
New Chairman Alfonso Riveroll makes an excellent speech
A.M. Digital
12/05/2005
The Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino hosted the Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association General Assembly last week. On the assembly’s agenda: the election of the new board with Chairman Alfonso Riveroll at the helm.
Riveroll, the owner of the Wyndham Aruba Resort Spa & Casino was visibly excited to assume the leadership of Aruba’s most important association
He’s honored and privileged he explained, to accept the role of Chairman of the Board of the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association. As a board member for the past years, and after serving as first vice chair this year he is well aware, he stated, of the responsibilities and challenges the position entails.
“Let me assure all of you who have placed your trust in me, that I am committed to making a major difference for AHATA and thus for the people of Aruba,” he declared.
A love Affair with Aruba
Riveroll first came to Aruba in 1955, and he’s had a love affair with the island since then, citing the warmth and friendliness of the people here, as the foundation of the island’s success.
Public & Private Sector Partnership
The new chairman of AHATA stated he believed in open doors, and in seeking alliances, thus promoting work in partnership with the members of the association, the business community and the government.
He will encourage, he declared, close ties with the Trade and Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Retailers and the Gastronomic Association, and he would solicit opinions, support and cooperation in making tourism the greatest contributor to the well-being of Aruba as a community.
Message to the Aruba Tourism Authority
When addressing his colleagues at the Aruba Tourism Authority and other important public sector agencies, Riveroll said that it was time for new thinking and new ways of looking at their respective roles. He asked the public sector to become a facilitator, an enabler, and a cheerleader for the private sector.
Public sector agencies, he reiterated should attempt to control less, and be more concerned with results.
Global trends are clear, he explained, as less public sector bureaucracy yields more public & private sector partnerships, which are the keys to economic success.
Just like the private sector, Riveroll advised, government should also be modeled after enterprise, becoming flexible, entrepreneurial and most of all accountable.
Accountability, Riveroll stressed, must be the guiding light as Aruba moves forward.
Meet Aruba should become a partnership
Praising the recent creation of Meet Aruba, an effective Group Marketing and Sales Organization, Riveroll lamented that valuable time was wasted in trying to establish the ground rules for a partnership with the Aruba Tourism Authority, the government agency.
“In our industry,” Riveroll warned, “wasting time is like handing market share to our competitors. It is something that we simply cannot afford to do.”
Meet Aruba also formed an alliance with the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, and really put Aruba on the map in the Meetings and Convention market, in just three months, Riverol informed.
It is his hope; he added that the Aruba Tourism Authority, seeing the quick, success and professional results of Meet Aruba, would rejoin the organization, as originally intended
With private sector contributions, both financial and intellectual reflected in the board of governance, Meet Aruba could and would continue to grow, Riveroll indicated.
Team with Common Purpose
At the end of his presentation, Riveroll reflected a bit on the most unprecedented level of media attention, Aruba has received in the past six month, most of it negative.
“Our image,” he said, “has certainly been tarnished and AHATA has been at the forefront with ATA, ATIA, Government, Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders, teaming up with a common purpose, to preserve the island’s image and minimize the impact of the Holloway disappearance. We have fared well, but we need to face such challenges with bold and fast actions,” he stated.
He pointed out that despite having differences, all entities managed to develop a great rapport, a fact he deemed invaluable to future collaborations, and while he was committed to making a difference and to working with everyone who wanted to move mountains, he called for modification of outdated structures and old ways of thinking.
He concluded his well-received address with compliments to AHATA CEO, Jorge Pesquera his fine team and the AHATA board.
Aruba he predicted will remain the most successful destination in the Caribbean. And while the job as Chairman of the AHATA board is a voluntary one, Riverol expects it to become the most fulfilling job of his life.
New Chairman Alfonso Riveroll makes an excellent speech
A.M. Digital
12/05/2005
The Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino hosted the Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association General Assembly last week. On the assembly’s agenda: the election of the new board with Chairman Alfonso Riveroll at the helm.
Riveroll, the owner of the Wyndham Aruba Resort Spa & Casino was visibly excited to assume the leadership of Aruba’s most important association
He’s honored and privileged he explained, to accept the role of Chairman of the Board of the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association. As a board member for the past years, and after serving as first vice chair this year he is well aware, he stated, of the responsibilities and challenges the position entails.
“Let me assure all of you who have placed your trust in me, that I am committed to making a major difference for AHATA and thus for the people of Aruba,” he declared.
A love Affair with Aruba
Riveroll first came to Aruba in 1955, and he’s had a love affair with the island since then, citing the warmth and friendliness of the people here, as the foundation of the island’s success.
Public & Private Sector Partnership
The new chairman of AHATA stated he believed in open doors, and in seeking alliances, thus promoting work in partnership with the members of the association, the business community and the government.
He will encourage, he declared, close ties with the Trade and Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Retailers and the Gastronomic Association, and he would solicit opinions, support and cooperation in making tourism the greatest contributor to the well-being of Aruba as a community.
Message to the Aruba Tourism Authority
When addressing his colleagues at the Aruba Tourism Authority and other important public sector agencies, Riveroll said that it was time for new thinking and new ways of looking at their respective roles. He asked the public sector to become a facilitator, an enabler, and a cheerleader for the private sector.
Public sector agencies, he reiterated should attempt to control less, and be more concerned with results.
Global trends are clear, he explained, as less public sector bureaucracy yields more public & private sector partnerships, which are the keys to economic success.
Just like the private sector, Riveroll advised, government should also be modeled after enterprise, becoming flexible, entrepreneurial and most of all accountable.
Accountability, Riveroll stressed, must be the guiding light as Aruba moves forward.
Meet Aruba should become a partnership
Praising the recent creation of Meet Aruba, an effective Group Marketing and Sales Organization, Riveroll lamented that valuable time was wasted in trying to establish the ground rules for a partnership with the Aruba Tourism Authority, the government agency.
“In our industry,” Riveroll warned, “wasting time is like handing market share to our competitors. It is something that we simply cannot afford to do.”
Meet Aruba also formed an alliance with the Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions, and really put Aruba on the map in the Meetings and Convention market, in just three months, Riverol informed.
It is his hope; he added that the Aruba Tourism Authority, seeing the quick, success and professional results of Meet Aruba, would rejoin the organization, as originally intended
With private sector contributions, both financial and intellectual reflected in the board of governance, Meet Aruba could and would continue to grow, Riveroll indicated.
Team with Common Purpose
At the end of his presentation, Riveroll reflected a bit on the most unprecedented level of media attention, Aruba has received in the past six month, most of it negative.
“Our image,” he said, “has certainly been tarnished and AHATA has been at the forefront with ATA, ATIA, Government, Chamber of Commerce and local business leaders, teaming up with a common purpose, to preserve the island’s image and minimize the impact of the Holloway disappearance. We have fared well, but we need to face such challenges with bold and fast actions,” he stated.
He pointed out that despite having differences, all entities managed to develop a great rapport, a fact he deemed invaluable to future collaborations, and while he was committed to making a difference and to working with everyone who wanted to move mountains, he called for modification of outdated structures and old ways of thinking.
He concluded his well-received address with compliments to AHATA CEO, Jorge Pesquera his fine team and the AHATA board.
Aruba he predicted will remain the most successful destination in the Caribbean. And while the job as Chairman of the AHATA board is a voluntary one, Riverol expects it to become the most fulfilling job of his life.
The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association General Assembly Elects
A New Board for AHATA
A.M. Digital
12/05/2005
The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association voted in a new board at its general assembly which took place at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino.
The owner of the Wyndham Aruba Resort Spa & Casino, businessman Alfonso Riveroll, became the new Chairman of the Board for the Association.
Fellow hotelier Ewald Biemans, Bucuti Beach Resort & Tara Suites, became 1st Vice Chair while Warren Stanley, Atlantis Adventure assumed the role of 2nd Vice Chair. Marriott General Manager Rick Zeolla will serve as Treasurer of the Association and Alex Nieuwmeyer, Divi & Tamarijn Beach Resort accepted responsibilities as the board’s Secretary.
Board members voted in are businessman Eduardo de Veer, Renaissance/Meta Corp; Banker Bill Carson, Caribbean Mercantile Bank; hotelier Scott Allen, Hyatt Regency; Director Peter Steinmetz, Aruba Airport Authority; Public Relations official David Smith, Valero Oil Refinery, Lisette Malmberg, De Palm Tours and hotelier Werner Hein, Occidental Resort.
The election process was assisted by Dr. Ryan Peterson, Universidad di Aruba, attorney Antonio Carlo and Marlene Purcell, Salamander Holdings under the supervision of consultant Jaap Beaujon.
The new board is seen here in the picture with members of the outgoing board and Jorge Pesquera AHATA’s President and CEO.
A New Board for AHATA
A.M. Digital
12/05/2005
The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association voted in a new board at its general assembly which took place at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino.
The owner of the Wyndham Aruba Resort Spa & Casino, businessman Alfonso Riveroll, became the new Chairman of the Board for the Association.
Fellow hotelier Ewald Biemans, Bucuti Beach Resort & Tara Suites, became 1st Vice Chair while Warren Stanley, Atlantis Adventure assumed the role of 2nd Vice Chair. Marriott General Manager Rick Zeolla will serve as Treasurer of the Association and Alex Nieuwmeyer, Divi & Tamarijn Beach Resort accepted responsibilities as the board’s Secretary.
Board members voted in are businessman Eduardo de Veer, Renaissance/Meta Corp; Banker Bill Carson, Caribbean Mercantile Bank; hotelier Scott Allen, Hyatt Regency; Director Peter Steinmetz, Aruba Airport Authority; Public Relations official David Smith, Valero Oil Refinery, Lisette Malmberg, De Palm Tours and hotelier Werner Hein, Occidental Resort.
The election process was assisted by Dr. Ryan Peterson, Universidad di Aruba, attorney Antonio Carlo and Marlene Purcell, Salamander Holdings under the supervision of consultant Jaap Beaujon.
The new board is seen here in the picture with members of the outgoing board and Jorge Pesquera AHATA’s President and CEO.
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